History of the Perfume Industry in Greco-Roman Egypt

Abstract

Further throughout the history of both Eastern and Western civilizations, perfume has marked societal customs related not only to everyday life but also rituals for the gods and for guiding the deceased to the afterlife, such as the use of smoky odors to signify the divine or deified bodies (Tatomir, 2016). Thus, cosmetics' usage has been widespread as a part of daily life and religious rituals (Voudouri's & Tesseromatis, 2015). Also oils in Egypt were of vital importance against the drying heat of the sun, arid winds and hot air of the Nile Valley (Ruiz, 2001).